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Youth Ministry in Modern America, by Jon Pahl

reviewed by David F. White

Editor's Desk

The human condition: We are all complicit in evil

by John Buchanan
From the Editors

Common character: The connection between personal and social ethics

Feature

To Israel and back again: Journey of an American Jew

by Aliza Becker
Feature

Double take: Poetry reading

by Peggy Rosenthal
Feature

Foreign perspectives: Discomfort with the Bush response to 9/11

by David Little
Feature

Bin Laden's reasons: American "occupation" of Arabia

by John Kelsay
Faith Matters

Psalms of rage: Ellen Davis's provocative interpretations

by L. Gregory Jones
Impressions

A critic’s choice: Nine picks from 2001

by James M. Wall
M.E.M.O.

Blessed ignorance: Christian music

by Martin E. Marty
In the Lectionary

Resurrected hopes: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11

by M. Craig Barnes
In the Lectionary

The Judas chromosome: Matthew 26:14—27:10

Maybe the real reason we show betrayers so little compassion is that we’re afraid there is some Judas chromosome within all of us.
by M. Craig Barnes
Cover Story

The world's fight' U.S. must promote international norms: U.S. must promote international norms

by David Little
Books

Never again?

By Stephen R. Haynes
Books

Buried truth

By Donald W. Shriver
Music

Openhearted prayer

by Debra Bendis

Film

Teen angel

by John Petrakis

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Mourning rites

by Stephen Prothero

Books

Talk of Love, by Ann Swidler

reviewed by Caroline J. Simon

Books

The Jesus Sutras, by Martin Palmer

reviewed by Leo D. Lefebure